I ended up not joining Amanda and the Kai on their camping adventure. Instead today I worked, caught up on gardening tasks, and cleaned up the house. I did a lot of weeding and thinning in the garden. And mulched the tomatoes. The house is pretty messy. Most of todays cleaning efforts were in the office… it tends to get a lot of stuff dumped in it. And there was a lot of debris from my new computer system. I also caught up on filing and various other life admin tasks.

I’ve been eating boca burgers for every meal since the family left. I should stop.

There is a pair of crows that always nests near the garden. I have seen them raise their young (always one?) before. This year, though, the youngster died near the entrance to the garden. The parents still watch from the power lines and mournfully caw every now and then. Sad.

It was a very nice day today, but other than working in the garden, I spent it inside working and cleaning.

I had to take a nap because I have not been using my CPAP regularly again. I will use it tonight, though.

It is late. With the fam gone, my schedule has immediately shifted over to night-owlness, although I still get up early.

Amanda, her dad, and the Kai are on a camping trip in the Olympics. She has eight straight days off, but, alas, I do not. I may try to join up with them this weekend. She is unsure of their plans, though, and as they might be many hours away from her, it might not be worth it for me to drive all that way for one evening out. And I would have to rent a car.

It is odd not having her and the little one around.

Her mom was also here interviewing for jobs, and she was already offered one before she left yesterday. Clearly the medical industry is the place to be.

I should go downtown and go clubbing and/or bar hopping. But I am old and really want to take a nap.